tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917880855995339106.post1672067786772928120..comments2012-09-11T10:14:18.814-07:00Comments on Bryan's Chess Journey: Studying Master Games QuicklyBryannoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917880855995339106.post-26736719650136080892011-09-13T08:25:44.130-07:002011-09-13T08:25:44.130-07:00Chris,
I would mostly agree with your statement t...Chris,<br /><br />I would mostly agree with your statement that this probably wouldn&#39;t be as helpful for general chess abilities, most specifically because I think the benefit comes from seeing common themes (such as in a specific opening variation) over and over in slightly different contexts. <br /><br />I believe this would be best supplemented by &quot;slowing down&quot; and studying specific instances of the theme in specific games and reading instructional content on those areas. <br /><br />One general area where it &quot;might&quot; be helpful would be in studying specific tactical themes using a program to separate them. However, probably in this case it is more beneficial just to solve the problems and not just see them.<br /><br />And I think one other thing to note is that this method should be used sparingly with other study methods, because I think players can easily &quot;cop out&quot; and do this and not do the more intensive study and training necessary to improve.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00389434681170454917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917880855995339106.post-15573894058902747232011-09-13T08:00:45.401-07:002011-09-13T08:00:45.401-07:00Good advice
(kamus)Good advice<br /><br />(kamus)sadly factualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318352924547733069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8917880855995339106.post-63924304074477435732011-09-07T11:30:48.830-07:002011-09-07T11:30:48.830-07:00Silman recommends this specifically as a way to ge...Silman recommends this specifically as a way to get up to speed with an opening (or variation of an opening). Other ways to find games that proceed from a particular position would include searching on chessgames.com and searching a DB (like Fritz or ChessBase Mega) on your local computer. <br /><br />Your experience would seem to bear out the usefulness of this approach for learning typical moves and plans for an opening/variation. However, I would think that it&#39;s probably not as effective for more general chess abilities. Would you agree?Chris Falterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428157849749887265noreply@blogger.com